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Chapter 822: The Sword Pointed at Goguryeo (Part )
Li Yan spoke eloquently and analyzed confidently: "These tribes are helping the tyrants and abetting the evil. With him guarding the periphery of the Tang Dynasty, it is like two thick pieces of armor on the chest and back, which protects the Tang Dynasty tightly."

"But the situation in the east is different. The Sumo tribe at the southernmost tip of our eastern grasslands borders Goguryeo."

"This strategic location is extremely important. Taking down Goguryeo is actually like stabbing the tip of a knife into the belly of the Tang Dynasty."

"The situation between us Turks and Tang will be reversed. We will truly take the initiative on the entire battlefield and be able to threaten Tang at any time."

"What's even more interesting is that the Tang Dynasty succeeded the Sui Dynasty, and the demise of the Sui Dynasty was closely related to Goguryeo. The two sides are extremely hostile to each other, and it can almost be said that they are irreconcilable. If we attack Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty will most likely gloat over our misfortune and sit on the sidelines and watch."

"This way we will only have one enemy. If we can win, we can get all the population and wealth of Goguryeo, Pro-Luo, and Baekje. Even if we can't win, we can retreat calmly. I don't think they will be able to pursue us, nor dare to pursue us."

Li Yan analyzed the power structure of the entire world and presented the pros and cons of attacking Goguryeo, which immediately made these simple-minded warriors on the grassland excited again.

"Yes, the Right Wise King has a sharp eye. Goguryeo is indeed a good target for attack. It is weak but has no shortage of gold, silver and women. It seems to be tailor-made for us. I think it will work." A leader of the Tiele tribe immediately nodded in admiration.

The leader of the Tongluo tribe also agreed: "Although Goguryeo built many vertical cities in the Liaohe Plain, those were mainly to guard against the Central Plains Dynasty. If we attack from the Hebei Road of the Tang Dynasty, it will naturally be extremely difficult."

"But if we go south from the Sumo tribe in the north, it will be easy and unstoppable!"

"Yes, yes, the Right Wise King is wise, I think it's a good idea." The crowd was excited and everyone spoke in agreement.

It is obvious that everyone still wants to pick on the weak and is afraid of biting on the weak.

Shi Luodie, who had been silent, stood up and said excitedly, "Father Khan, I also think it's a good idea to attack Goguryeo. If we attack such a small country, I am willing to be the vanguard and conquer it in one fell swoop."

The leaders of the various tribes in the tent were hesitant and afraid about becoming hostile to the Tang Dynasty, mainly because in a battle five years ago, the Turks were almost destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Now the Tang Dynasty was stronger than before, and had half of the grassland tribes to support it.

Li Shimin was a powerful ruler and therefore even more difficult to deal with.

No matter whether it was Ashina Yunbu, Biheli, or Xueyantuo who were constantly expanding their power in the west, everyone looked down upon them. Those people were once subordinates of Jie Li and were naturally timid when facing Jie Li.

But those people are now subjects of the Tang Dynasty. As long as troops are sent against them, the Tang Dynasty will certainly not sit idly by.

If they dealt with the small Goguryeo, it would not provoke the Tang Dynasty. Everyone was relieved to face off against that behemoth.

Especially Shiluodi, who was the eldest son of Jie Li and the only heir to the throne of Khan.

What is lacking is the merit to intimidate the people.

The grassland is a place where the strong are respected. If it were the original unified Turkic Khanate, Shiluodie might have been able to get by, but now the grassland is divided into pieces, facing the pressure from the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible for everyone to accept a mediocre person to lead them.

In this way, everyone loses hope and may perish at any time.

Although the people of the grassland are not so cunning, they also know that in such a critical moment of survival, they must be ruled by a strong leader in order to have a brighter tomorrow.

This is Schroeder's shortcoming.
In Jie Li's previous plan, whether fighting in the south of the desert or in the northwest, he would have to confront the Tang Dynasty. Shi Luodie was aware of this and knew that this was not something he could resist.

However, Li Yan now gave a new idea. He could actually use the power of strength to bully the weak and defeat Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje, especially Goguryeo, which was small but famous. If he could destroy it, he would have the credit of destroying a country.

Wouldn’t that give us the capital to intimidate the grassland?

Thinking of this, Shi Luodie could not help but stand up and ask for a fight, fearing that his old and confused father Khan would give this opportunity to gain merit to Li Yan again.

Shiluodie urgently needed a great victory to enhance his prestige and lay the foundation for taking over the position of Khan in the near future. This was also part of the reason why Jie Li was eager to launch a foreign war, which was to cultivate Shiluodie and create opportunities for his son.

"Goguryeo?"

Jie Li's eyes lit up, and he was moved as he heard this. He murmured, "Yes, how could this Khan have forgotten this place?"

Li Yan was speechless. Why else?
It's because I'm small, I look down on it
Goguryeo was a small country located in a remote area. Since ancient times, it had to cling to the thighs of the great power in the Central Plains and the overlord of the grassland and survive in the cracks.

Especially in recent years, the relationship with the Central Plains has been quite tense, and the northern grassland country Turkic Afeng has been a threat to it. It has paid tribute and come to the court every year. In the letter submitted to Jie Li, it did not hesitate to call itself a vassal state and lick the Turks. Its humble words and deeds and low attitude made the upper-level Turkic rulers disdain it.

Since Li Yan became the Right Wise King, Goguryeo had sent him generous gifts and treated him with great respect. However, Li Yan knew that it was this kind of flexible and servile style that allowed them to survive countless disasters and endure the period of countless powerful people in the Central Plains and the grasslands.

After surviving the industrial age, they clung to the arms of Russia and the United States, especially Silla and Baekje, which caused countless troubles to the Central Plains. They tried their best to be the spokesperson for the United States and held back the Central Plains.

Li Yan of later generations sighed and lamented countless times. Over thousands of years of history, countless outstanding people have appeared in China and established several powerful and unified countries. But why couldn't the land of the Three Koreas be incorporated into the Central Plains?
In Li Yan's opinion, the most regrettable thing about the Central Plains Dynasty was not the loss of Mobei, nor the loss of Indochina, but the failure to bring the Three Han lands under its rule.

It was extremely difficult and basically impossible for the Central Plains dynasty to annex and assimilate the vast grassland.

But if the Central Plains is so vast, with so many talented people and so much strength, and it is possible to conquer the Three Kingdoms of Korea, then isn't it possible to do so in just one or two prefectures?

In the ancient world, this place is indeed a remote corner. But looking at the world, from the perspective of a maritime power, this is the gateway to East Asia, a place that must be fought over by military strategists, and a strategic place!
If the map of Central Plains is like a big rooster, then the Three Han regions are the rooster's beak, which is the place where food is swallowed, and also the symbol and weapon for external attacks.

If this place is the inherent territory of the Central Plains, then the border can be pushed directly to the gate of Japan.

After all, with the Three Kingdoms of Korea in hand, there is only a strait between them and Japan, which makes it much easier to fight.

The entire Yellow Sea can become an inland sea, and the Japanese Sea can become its own external sea area.

The area of ​​Yanjing was also protected by Shandong and the peninsula. At that time, the capital was as solid as a rock and surrounded by tigers and dragons.

This was the fundamental reason why Li Yan, as the crown prince, gave up his comfortable life and went to the grassland to establish a power.

Li Yan knew even more that although the territories of Goguryeo and Silla Baekje were small, they were as slippery as loaches and knew how to survive and pass on their knowledge. Facing powerful enemies, they would never fight to the death.

As long as they see that the situation is not good, they will surrender at the first opportunity to preserve their foundation.

This also paralyzed anyone who was interested in this place, thinking that such a barren land was not worth conquering.

Or to put it another way, each time it is conquered without attacking, so no one will make a fuss.

As long as he is willing to pay tribute, he can be kept and the management is saved.
Li Yan wanted to take advantage of Goguryeo's special way of survival, completely occupy this place, and migrate all the people originally living in these places to the prairie.

On the surface, it was to replenish the population and strength of the Turks, but in reality, it was to vacate the land of the Three Kingdoms of Korea and then let the Tang Dynasty occupy it, and then slowly replenish the inland population here, and what it really did was to completely incorporate this place into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yan has a perspective of thousands of years. After being baptized by the era of information explosion in later generations, he knows that conquering different places will require different methods.

For the northwest, the feudal system was adopted, and the area was gradually assimilated into the Han culture.
For the prairie, relying on spreading bloodlines to control, helping the weak and suppressing the strong, dividing and disintegrating, and dividing and ruling can be managed for a while, but not forever. Once the inland dynasty declines, it will still break away and threaten the Central Plains in turn.

There was nothing anyone could do about it. In ancient times, the absolute advantage in motorized power was in the hands of nomadic peoples.

Only hot weapons can replace it, now we just need to restrain it.

But Li Yan attached great importance to the Three Han regions and would not allow any of them to be lost. At the same time, he did not have much confidence in their cultural influence. The people here were always able to take other people's things as their own, and then make up a set of ideas to deceive their own people.

It is said that the Three Kingdoms of Korea are the birthplace of the world, and the entire earth is the lost territory of their ancestors?
Therefore, instead of using those sophisticated measures, it is better to simply and crudely move all the people and carve out a piece of "fertile" land on the grassland for them to survive.

Jie Li was enlightened by Li Yan's proposal. He decisively gave up the two difficult issues, Ashina Yun and Biheli, in the southwest, and began to shift his attention to the southeast.

Someone was sent to find a map of the Liaohe River area. Jie Li began to check it on the spot. Finally, he looked up and asked Li Yan: "Although the area here is small, the national strength is not weak. It was able to withstand the continuous bombardment of Emperor Yang Sui's million-strong country back then. It is indeed not to be underestimated."

"We can only mobilize 150,000 cavalry at most. Can we take this place?"

Li Yan smiled confidently: "Khan, don't worry. Emperor Yang of Sui's conquest of Goguryeo was just like Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong. In fact, he used war to solve the problem of excessive military power of the aristocratic families in the country. Otherwise, ten Goguryeos would have been destroyed."

"What the leader of the Tongluo tribe said just now is correct. The important cities of Goguryeo are all in the Liaohe Plain. They are targeting the Tang Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)