They yearned to be far away from the harsh climate of the grasslands.
The Great Tang Empire was such a great country.
In the Celestial Dynasty, the emperor of the Great Tang was the Heavenly Khan.
In the past, they didn't have the chance. Now that the opportunity had come, how could they not be excited?
As long as he joined the Tang army, he would be able to defeat Xue Yantuo and the Great Qiang.
Stepping on the corpses of Xue Yantuo's men, he presented a pledge of allegiance to the Tang Empire.
He would be able to join the Celestial Empire.
Even if he died in battle, his race and future generations would be happy.
If I die, my whole family will be happy. It's a very cost-effective thing for these people!
At this moment, the Tang Empire's actions in the Great Qiang Tribe had also prompted the entire tribe to enter a state of war.
The 50,000 Great Qiang people, excluding the old and disabled, were all armed to deal with the war of extermination. Even the 13 - 14-year-old children were armed with bows and arrows.
At this moment, the weather in Bingzhou City was warm and sunny.
Li Xiao's various reforms were carried out smoothly, and Xue Rengui's response on the grasslands made Li Xiao even more satisfied.
Xingxi Pass was lost and recovered because Li Xiao had sent 100,000 tigers to fight.
Although Starlight Pass was small, it was still Great Tang territory, and the Celestial Empire could not afford to lose even an inch of it.
Li Xiao was furious after provoking the Great Tang Empire, and he would have to pay a hefty price. The price would be the annihilation of his entire nation and clan!
Hu Shiwan had brought fifty thousand troops with him this time, and the troops in Bingzhou City were almost wiped out.
In fact, Bingzhou was empty, but Li Xiao wasn't worried at all.
Because the surrounding enemies were being attacked by two of Li Xiao's generals.
Xue Rengui was in the west and Hu 100,000 was in the north. The two forces formed a pincer attack.
In the Jiang Mansion.
Wang Bo and Luo Binwang stood beside Li Xiao.
Wang Bo held a document in his hand. The document was sent by the Ministry of War in the capital. Li Xiao's actions had already attracted the attention of the Ministry of War.
What surprised Li Xiao was that the official document sent by the Ministry of War was actually the head of the Ministry of War, impeaching Xue Rengui for going west to the Western Regions.
There was no need to think about it, this was a tactic to sow discord.
Furthermore, it was deliberately done by Xue Yantuo's men.
It was just that those old men from the Ministry of War never left their homes, so they believed these rumors very much.
If he listened to the rumors of these people and transferred Xue Rengui back, then opening up the Western Regions and reopening the Silk Road would be a long way off.
From this document, Li Xiao could tell that it was not simple. There must be Li Chengqian or Li Tai behind this.
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Li Xiao burned the document that was meant to sow discord.
" Zian, don't send such official documents in the future, and don't believe them. I will deal with those people in Chang 'an soon."
Now, their main goal was to deal with Xue Yantuo. Once Xue Yantuo was destroyed, the Great Tang's territory a thousand li north would be added to it!”
"Your Highness is wise. I will obey your orders!" Wang Bo bowed.
Wang Bo began to talk about the state affairs of Bingzhou and the surrounding matters, from the capital's ponds, people's livelihood, reforms, the situation of potato planting, the aspirations of the people, the border people, and the Tuyuhun situation.
Overall, the state treasury of Bingzhou was gradually full.
The military system was directly changed to a recruitment system and a conscription system. The military strength was expanding, and the empty city strategy of Bingzhou would soon be bid farewell.
Soon, Wang Bo and Luo Binwang focused their attention on Xue Yantuo's battle.
Although Xue Yantuo was still very strong, his main force had already been wiped out by Li Xiao.
Although the remaining population was large, their combat strength had been greatly reduced.
Wang Bo said excitedly,
"Your Highness, Xue Yantuo's men dared to attack the Great Tang's mountain pass.”
"We can't wait to get rid of Xue Yantuo. The sooner we get rid of him, the sooner we can have peace. I think we should get rid of Xue Yantuo in one battle to prevent any more trouble.”
"Xue Yantuo has been severely injured by His Highness, so he doesn't have much combat power left."
"Tuyuhun is afraid of the Tang Empire's strength and doesn't dare to rescue Xue Yantuo. Now is the best time to destroy Xue Yantuo!”
After Li Xiao heard this, he said sternly,"
"This king didn't want to fight now, but these barbarians think that this king is easy to bully. If this king doesn't send troops to destroy them, won't this king lose the prestige of the Great Tang?”
Wang Bo was deeply encouraged after hearing this. He thought that although King Jiang was young, he was a wise Holy Lord.
His determination to kill was rare in this era.
This time, Li Xiao used the strength of a state to fight Xue Yantuo alone. He had strong troops and strong horses. His soldiers used their lives and his policies were appropriate.
If the surrounding small tribes heard the news and joined the Tang army, Xue Yantuo would probably be exterminated!
After listening to Wang Bo and Luo Binwang's analysis of the situation, Li Xiao had already made up his mind. The soldiers in the state were expanding.
The number of soldiers joining Xue Rengui's division had expanded to 200,000, which was a very powerful force.
Li Xiao had no doubt about Xue Rengui's loyalty to him, because Xue Rengui's character was both loyal and brave.
Xue Yantuo's fate was decided by Li Xiao at this moment.
"Your Highness," Wang Bo said,"I suggest sending someone to Tuyuhun and ordering him to attack Xue Yantuo from the flank."”
"Firstly, we can quickly defeat Xue Yantuo. Secondly, we can let Tuyuhun and Xue Yantuo wear each other out. If Tuyuhun doesn't agree, he'll be offending the Great Tang."
"At that time, we will have a good excuse to exterminate Tuyuhun.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiao nodded in agreement to Wang Bo's plan.
Tuyuhun was formally a vassal state of the Great Tang Empire. As long as he was ordered to send troops, there was no reason for him to refuse.
Moreover, as tribes on the grasslands, they were often at war. They would even fight for a piece of land with abundant water and grass.
"This plan is very good and is the best. I will order you to write this letter and tell the Tuyuhun King that this is also the decree of the Tang Emperor.”
"Yes, sir!"
As long as Tuyuhun sent out his troops, along with Xue Rengui and Hu's 100,000 troops, then the 500,000 Xue Yantuo soldiers would be like turtles in a jar. There was no other way but to lose the entire country.
Wasn't this how the Eastern Turks were destroyed?
After this matter was settled, Li Xiao asked Wang Bo about the progress of the business reform, which was what Li Xiao was most concerned about.
As long as the business reform was successful, the economy of Bing Province would leap to a new level. Silver and gold would flow into the state treasury. Now, expanding the army needed money too much.
Any war needed a lot of money to support it. The Central Plains army fought in logistics.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and fodder move first.
If they won a battle, they would reward the three armies. If they died, they would receive compensation. In any case, there was only one word: money!
According to the rate at which Li Xiao was expanding his forces, he would probably need an astronomical amount of money.
Without money, it would be difficult to maintain this huge army, and there would be no more power to fulfill Li Xiao's ambitions.
The business reform had to be successful, and the results had to be seen as soon as possible.
Wang Bo was not just a useless scholar, but a versatile person.
In the commercial reform that Li Xiao had outlined, Wang Bo had carried it out thoroughly, quickly, and profoundly. The entire folk business was being activated.
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