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Text Chapter 486: Destroy the Turks (2)

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    In history, the Turks were destroyed once by the early Tang Dynasty, but the Turks relied on their strong resilience to successfully recover and continued to pose an endless threat to the Tang Dynasty.  From the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks are a rooster-crowding, dog-robbery generation, which is outrageous!  But from an objective standpoint, it is undeniable that the Turks are a successful nation.  Now we are returning to the pace of history, and according to the arrangement of the wheel of fate, we launch troops against the Turks. What the outcome will be is directly related to the progress and outcome of history.  This battle must be won, and no mistakes can be allowed.  After Wei Hong and others arrived at Longyou Road, and after Qin Shubao sent a message from Liangzhou, telling them that troops had been dispatched, Wei Hong and Yin Kaishan immediately led the army to clear the way to Tibet.  Since the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were in the honeymoon period, it was not difficult to do this. In addition, the person leading the army was Tubo's own consort, so there was no obstacle.  Like Wei Hong before, this time the army still circled around Tubo, avoiding important towns as much as possible to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.  Half a month later, the army successfully arrived at the former Xiangxiong territory from Tubo territory and stationed there, waiting for news from Qin Shubao.  Qin Shubao on the other side has already started a war with the Western Turks in the territory of the former Eastern Turks. Since the strategic purpose is to attract attention with a feint attack, Qin Shubao, who is experienced in the old city, is not reluctant to fight. He constantly fights and retreats, and attacks from a long distance.  Using the tactics of separation, they quickly advanced to the eastern border of the Western Turks.  The 20,000 troops under Qin Shubao were undoubtedly like a sharp sword, piercing directly into the Turks' chests. The tip of the sword was approaching the heart of the Turks little by little. Naturally, the Turks were unwilling to sit still and wait for death, and frequently sent additional troops to the former Eastern Turkic territories.  , his troops once increased to 60,000 troops, and he vowed to eat up Qin Shubao's lonely army in one bite.  Qin Shubao realized that the time was ripe, and while constantly avoiding the battle, he sent hundreds of messengers to Yin Kaishan stationed in Tubo, telling Yin Kaishan to immediately send troops to attack the Western Turks headquarters!  Since the original Eastern Turk territory was not close to the original Xiangxiong territory and there was a Western Turk in the middle, the messengers had to go around from the original Tuyuhun territory to reach Tubo.  Then transfer to the original Xiangxiong territory.  This made a big circle. Even with a fast horse, more than twenty days had passed by the time the news reached Yin Kaishan.  Yin Kaishan knew that with each passing day, Qin Shubao's tribe, which was trapped in the former East Turkic territory, became more and more dangerous. In order to bring the war situation to the expected situation as soon as possible, Yin Kaishan sent his troops to march towards the Western Turks on the day he received the news.  The 30,000-strong army marched hastily and crossed the original Xiangxiong territory in only five days.  The speed was not unsatisfactory. When they arrived at the junction of Yuan Xiangxiong and the Western Turks, they ordered the army to rest for a day and recuperate before entering the Western Turks territory the next day.  Although the Western Turks already knew about it on the first day when Yin Kaishan's 30,000-strong army arrived at the junction, the main force of the Western Turks was all on the East Turkic battlefield, carrying out an all-out encirclement and suppression of Qin Shubao's tribe.  At this time, there were very few military forces in the Western Turks, so they knew that Yin Kaishan was coming.  It was also impossible to recall the main force on the front line in time.  In this way, the gate of Western Turks was openly entered by Yin Kaishan.  At this time, there were about 20,000 defenders in the Western Turks. Facing the Tang Dynasty's powerful army with clear purpose, fierce momentum and advanced equipment, they were completely unable to parry.  In just one month, Yin Kaishan pulled out two cities in succession, less than a hundred miles away from the capital of the Western Turks.  The Western Turks desperately gathered their troops and captured young men from all over the country.  Push the strong men to the front line as cannon fodder for new recruits to limit the momentum of Yin Kaishan's attack as much as possible.  Not to mention, this method is quite effective.  Facing a vast ocean of strong men, although Yin Kaishan's soldiers were always chopping melons and vegetables, the pace of the attack really slowed down.  At the same time, the Western Turks hurriedly recalled 30,000 of the main force sent to the former East Turkic territories, and ordered the main force to fight Yin Kaishan in a decisive battle.  As a result, before the decisive battle in the Western Turks started, Qin Shubao in the former Eastern Turks launched another attack. Taking advantage of the reduction of troops in the rear of the Western Turks, he frequently launched attacks, sometimes running from long distances, sometimes launching decisive battles, and finally fought with 20,000 troops.  The Western Turks' 30,000-strong army retreated one after another.  In this way, the Western Turks can be said to have a wolf in front and a tiger in the back. Faced with the situation where the front and back yards are on fire, the senior officials of the Western Turks have become disheartened, but they cannot stop their determination to fight to the death.  The Western Turkic Khan made a wise decision. He called back all the soldiers and horses within the territory and the former Eastern Turkic territories, gathered around the capital, and defended the city with all his strength.  With as many as 60,000 defenders guarding Kyoto, even the overwhelming Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao could only stop.  After all, a fortified battle with 60,000 defenders should never be fought. If one were to forcefully attack the city in a fit of enthusiasm, it would most likely destroy all the advantages accumulated in the early stages.  However, this did not trouble the generals of the Tang Dynasty. After the armies of Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao gathered together, Yin Kaishan went directly to Wei Hong and asked about the opportunity to fight.  Wei Hong only said a very simple sentence: "Besiege the city and attack outside!" These four simple words were like a brilliant plan, which impressed Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao.  When?, Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao led 50,000 troops to surround the Western Turks' Kyoto. They cut off water and food, turning Kyoto into a besieged city.  At the same time, a report was sent to Comrade Lao Li to inform him of the situation on the Western Turkic battlefield.  Comrade Lao Li made a prompt decision and sent an additional 10,000 troops and horses, borrowed another 8,000 from Tibet, and gathered 18,000 troops to carry out cannibalization tactics from the territory of the Western Turks.  All the cities and military fortresses in the Western Turks were conquered, and the Kyoto of the Western Turks became the bare commander.  The war lasted for three months. During these three months, except for Kyoto, no other city in the Western Turks was spared. They were all reduced to scorched earth by the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty.  The Western Turkic Khan once sent troops out of the city to launch two breakouts during this period, but each time ended in failure.  When only one city in Kyoto was left in the Western Turks, the Western Turks Khan realized that the situation was over, so he stopped holding a stalemate and prepared to fight hard. Success or failure depended on this.  It was midsummer when the war started, and it was now early autumn. On a crisp autumn day, all the 60,000 troops of the Western Turks left the city and fought a decisive battle with the Yin Kaishan tribe outside the city for three days and three nights.  The final result was that at a cost of 20,000 losses to the Tang army, more than 40,000 Western Turks were killed, 20,000 were captured, the Western Turk capital was captured, and no one in the Western Turk royal family survived to be beheaded!  At this point, except for a small group of senior Western Turks who led the remaining soldiers to escape, the Western Turks have existed in name only.  (To be continued)
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