Chapter 492: Solution

After Li Yuan got the analysis results of Li Yuanba, he felt more and more that this was the truth.

Because the Turks are now in great turmoil, they are already beginning to be disinterested.

At this time, Huli dispatched a large army to attack the Central Plains. In fact, it may not be that he used the "enemy" of the Tang Dynasty to suppress internal conflicts and divert internal conflicts.

This kind of political method is actually very easy to understand, and Huli cannot not know it.

Judging from the current situation in the Turks, it is actually very simple. The current situation in the Turks is very unoptimistic.

Huli did this because he was under too much internal pressure. Not only did Princess Ke Dun Yicheng secretly force Huli to send troops to restore the Sui Dynasty, but his internal centrifugal force was getting stronger and stronger, so there would definitely be problems within them.

He borrowed the Tang Dynasty to attack, which helped ease internal conflicts.

"In this way, can you prepare for the Northern Expedition to the Turks in the future?"

Li Yuan asked.

When Li Yuanba heard that Li Yuan wanted to attack the Turks in the north, he immediately knew that Li Yuan would definitely not let the Turks go.

This time the Turks came to attack Chang'an. Although the threat was not great, they slapped Li Yuan in the face.

Li Yuan was an emperor who was beaten on a horse, so he naturally could not accept the result of being attacked by a soldier.

This is a shame for any emperor who came from the battlefield. In addition, fighting with the Turks is related to the dispute over Asian leadership.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains dynasty and the northern nomads have always fought for Asian leadership. Whoever wins is almost the leading country in Asia.

If the Central Plains wins, then Goguryeo will not be a problem.

As long as the nomadic peoples in the north are solved, Goguryeo, the Western countries in the Western Regions, and the small countries in the south are no longer a problem.

The key is to solve the nomadic peoples, which is actually very simple.

"Your Majesty, it is not difficult to deal with the Turks.

However, I think military is not the main thing. If the Turks can be resolved politically, this is the most important thing.

I have always advocated that military is a continuation of politics, and if we directly launch military wars, it will actually be half the result with twice the effort.

We Han people are actually not suitable for long-term combat on the grassland, especially fighting nomads on the grassland.

I think that political attack on the enemy is the most important thing, otherwise we will never be able to defeat the Turks!"

"And I think it is less costly to attack the Turks politically than to attack the military, or even more effective!"

Li Yuanba knew very well that war would always be a continuation of politics, and this was inevitable.

Many people may even think that the solution to war is simpler and more crude, but war is just a means that politicians use when they cannot be reconciled. Really wise politicians are very opposed to using war as the first means.

Being powerful and militant does not mean being a hero, but using political means does not mean being weak.

On the contrary, if you use force well, only use force when you should use force. Using force cleverly is the means of a skilled politician.

Li Yuanba once read the history of war, and even war history is a topic that scholars who study history cannot bypass, so even if Li Yuanba studied history, it does not mean that he cannot study war.

However, as a historian, he is more about studying the essence behind war.

How this war broke out and what are the economic and political reasons inside it? This is a topic studied by historians and political scientists. It is not a study of the specific process of war, but uses tactics and various means.

However, when Li Yuanba looked at the war history in the early Tang Dynasty, especially the war against the Turks, he obviously found that this was in the Tang Dynasty and the East.

The wars of the Turks, especially those in the early Tang Dynasty, were not impulsive, but very politically wise.

Many people think that the Tang Dynasty's martial arts are at its peak, but Li Yuanba is very clear that the people who have caused these martial arts actually have very strong political wisdom to guide them, and it is not just that the problem is solved by force.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that if the Tang Dynasty really wants to eliminate the Turks in the future, it will be more effective to use political means.

If political means are used to eliminate the Turks, in fact, it may not exceed tens of thousands."

Li Yuanba said.

“Ten Thousands?

How is this possible?”

Li Yuan asked.

Li Yuan not only did not think that tens of thousands were more, but instead thought that it was less.

As for the Turks, which have a population of millions, almost every young man is a soldier, and the grassland is their home stadium. In addition, their troops are all born cavalry. If Li Yuan estimated, it would be impossible to launch a war of destruction against the Turks if it was carried out simply by military means.

However, Li Yuanba said that it would be only tens of thousands, which made Li Yuan very surprised.

However, Li Yuanba concluded: "The most important thing about the Turkic war is, three points to military and seven points to politics!"

"Three points of military, seven points of politics?"

Li Yuan didn't quite understand what this meant.

Li Yuanba quickly explained: "Actually, the Turks are not that terrifying.

As long as we find their weaknesses right, we can solve them well.

Since the Turks are in internal turmoil, we might as well smash a heavy hammer on the relationship where they have already had cracks, so that we can spend almost a small amount of troops to solve the northern Turks."

Li Yuanba's "three points of military and seven points of politics" actually borrowed the statement of a strategist during the Republic of China period.

However, this political wisdom that is three points of military and seven points of politics is not only available in the Republic of China.

In fact, Li Yuanba used this method before to destroy Liang Shidu, but no one in the Tang Dynasty summed it up.

In history, many people may think that the destruction of the Turks was the credit of the famous general Li Jing, and of course, it is actually not bad to say so.

After all, Li Jing is a famous general, and his ability to control the army and his deterrence to the enemy are all real.

It’s like there’s a star in your team, so it’s normal for your opponent to be timid before the fight.

But in fact, judging from the later war of the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Turks, the Tang Dynasty actually sent troops to fight effectively only a few times.

The first time, Li Jing sneaked into Dingxiang City, driving Huli away in this way, scaring him back to Tieshan.

In the second battle, thousands of cavalry attacked Tieshan and then played a role in combat forces, but the more than 200 cavalrymen from Su Dingfang.
Chapter completed!